Waka says he and Amanda FaceTime at least once a week and text every day - mostly about her rap career, but also about motivational stuff, like "keeping her head up from the haters."

Waka tells TMZ the album will be called "Shots" - adding, "It's going to be crazy hot." So far, there's no projected release date.

As for whether Waka thinks there's something a little off about Amanda, and he said, "Not at all. She has it all together to me. She is cool as hell and ready for the rap world. I think she is going to kill the game."

And just to make sure it's a success, Waka says he'll be featured on several of Amanda's songs as well.READ MORE: TMZ